US President Donald Trump denied the FBI's accusation that North Korea carried out a hack of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange platform, saying that Washington was not certain of it.
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In response to reporters' questions about the Binance hack, which could have resulted in $6.3 billion in losses, Trump said: "We are investigating it now. We don't know if it's related to North Korea, but if it is, we will discuss it with North Korea."
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) previously accused North Korean authorities of launching a large-scale cyberattack on the Binance cryptocurrency trading platform, without providing any evidence.
US authorities believe the attack was carried out by the North Korean hacking group "Trader Traitor." Investigators believe the hackers will primarily convert the stolen assets into the cryptocurrency Ethereum.
On October 29, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced it had been hacked , with losses potentially reaching $6.3 billion. The exchange later reported that it had recovered 90% of the funds stolen in the attack.